I remember Jake Eisenberg (the new Mets radio guy when Howie is doing load management) mentioning that Megill also went by "Scooby" in one of his (Jake's) first broadcasts, and Wayne said that "Big Drip" was much better than "Scooby" and Wayne went on to infer that "Scooby" should be retired forever. I beg to differ.

To explain, when I heard that, I was like, "Scooby"? I want to know more! So I did some investigating. Tylor loved Scooby Doo as a kid (as did I). In high school, Tylor got Scooby Snacks when he pitched well. Tylor's a big dawg and Scooby Doo was a big dog. The similarities are endless.

"Big Drip" sounds good, but it's new, created in 2021 by .036 hitter (as a Met) Cameron Maybin and also kind of obvious. You could argue it's Tylor's "big league" nickname, but in my humble opinion, "Big Drip" sounds more like a supporting actor in a bad movie, whereas "Scooby" sounds like your best friend. I wish Howie and Wayne would at least let Jake call him "Scooby." This is how ancient traditions fade away and cultures are lost forever.

Besides his nickname, another thing worth mentioning about Megill is that he had a high ERA in college (5.55 as a junior and 4.73 as a senior) but the Mets picked him in the 8th round of the 2018 draft in spite of that and his high WHIP. They probably liked his size (6'7") and high strikeout numbers, which he's always put up at every level. In his MLB career (124.1 IP) he's averaged 9.8 Ks per 9 innings.

That career innings pitched tally doesn't include tonight's start against the Angels, in which he pitched for 3.1 innings, gave up 2 runs and struck out 4. It was good to see him back, especially when he struck out Juan Lagares (who I cannot believe is still in the majors) in the first inning.

Here's to hoping that under the tutelage of Mad Max (and eventually the deGrominator), the Scooby vs Big Drip non-debate becomes irrelevant when Megill starts pitching like an ace on a consistent basis. At that point, Mets fans will have to start calling him CyLor Megill.

First, the petty stuff. He has a dumb name, another one whose parents got in on the trend of altering the traditional spelling of a popular name for ... whatever reason. Mychal/Michael is another Mets example that comes to mind.

And not only did they alter the spelling, they altered the pronunciation. Ty-LOR. WTF? That is the clunkiest, most unappealing, most unattractive pronunciation of a first name I think I've ever heard. Tyler itself is bad enough; when I think of a "Tyler," I think of that overweight fourth-grader in the wife-beater with the buzzcut who listens to "Bawitdaba" by Kid Rock.

Anyway, enough of that.

He's also just not a good pitcher. A consummate bad player that keeps sticking around for whatever reason.

Career ERA+ of 85. Career ERA of 4.73. Career winning percentage of .487. Walks too many batters. Surrenders too many hits. Surrenders too many home runs. Never posted a season ERA under 4.52. Never posted a season ERA+ better than 89.

And he's been a fairly common face in the club's rotation ... for FOUR years. They've given him 65 games and 59 starts so far. When will it end??

Especially with Jose Butto, Joey Lucchesi and others CONSTANTLY waiting in the wings and perpetually being shuffled to the minors.

Stop playing the options game and start focusing on winning, New York. And the solution to winning is NOT constantly putting Megill on the mound.

And to add insult to injury, this guy was once a Mets Opening Day starter! Oh the humanity!

Just ditch Megill, he might get a used toilet seat in return if you try to trade him. It's better than nothing.